Generator and motor support



A. N'. SAMMARONE.

GENERATOR AND MOTOR SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED MAY '29, 1920.

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A TTORNEYS .UNITED STATES.

PATEN OFFICE.

AMATO N. SAIMARONE, OF AKRON, OHIO.

GENERATOR AND MOTOR SUPPORT.

To all whomit may concern:

Beit known that I, AMA'ro N. SAMMA- RoNE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Akron, in the county of Summit and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Generator andMotor Supports, of which the following 1s a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in generator and motor supports,and it consists substantially in the construction and combination hereindescribed and claimed.

One of the foremost objects of the in vention is to provide pressedmetal feet, to besuitably secured to the frame of a generator or motorto constitute the supporting base therefor.

A further object of the invention is to provide pressed metal supportingfeet which are so shaped as to constitute an ample base for thegenerator or other machine to which thev may be secured, and also whichare so shaped as to partially follow the contour of an adjacent part ofthe generator machine wherein this combination can be utilized.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,reference being had. to the accompanying drawing, in

p which Figure 1 is an end elevation of a generator or motor with theimproved base feet attached, I

Figure 2 is a side elevation also illustrating the improved base feet inplace,

Figure 31is a detail section taken substantially on the li m'=;;33 ofFigure 1, and

Figure t is a detail perspective view of a slight modification in theconstructlon of the base, wherein the flange is carried up at each endto additionally strengthen the structure.

Referring first to the principal form of the invention, it is to .beobserved that the base foot 1 in Figure 1 consists of a steel structurestamped into the shape shown and pressed out so as to provide thevertical pose of resting on the floor. To this end,

and thus constitute an attached base in com- 1920. Serial 170. 385,377.

of the adjacent portion of the cap or bonnet.

a far more stable and secure base is provided for the machine than wouldbe provided -were the base feet simply secured to the machine withoutrecognition of the benefit derived from the arrangement illustrated. Itis to be observed in Figure 3 that the generator G includes an annularrin 5 which is flanged at-6 to provide a recess for the flange 7 of thecap or bonnet 4.

This arrangement provides a perfectly flat outermost surface againstwhich the vertical wall of thebase foot on-each side is se'curable bytwo or more bolts 8, which pass through the entire structure and holdall intervening parts together. It must also be observed that the bottomsurface of the flange 2 comes slightly below the lowermost part of themachine, this arrangement being I necessary topermit the flanges of thebase to fully rest on the foundation.

Figure 4 illustrates a slight modificatlon wherein the base flange 2 hasvertical continuations 9 at the ends, the upper edges Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented 2, 1922 Application filed May 29, i

10 of which are cut to accurately fit the forward curvature of themachine bonnet 4. The reader can readily picture the application of themodification in Figure 4 to the generator. The continuations 9 will aidmaterially in supporting the machine,

and not,- only that, but will serve to stabilize each base foot to aconsiderable extent.

According to the present universal custom, generators, motors, and manyother types of machines are mounted on bases which are cast integrallytherewith. It not infrequently happens that breaking oif or perhapscracking only of the supportmg feet occurs. This of course requires the-making of repairs which are not alwa s easily accomplished in castmetal. By ma ing the base feet separate, as is herein proposed, thelikelihood of supportlng feet cracking or breaking off can never occur.

An important item also resides in the cheapness and ease with which thesupport ing feet can be manufactured. By employing a suitable class ofsteel, no amount of rough usage will ever cause these base feet tobreak. It is contemplated that these base feet are to be used as part ofdynamo-electric machinery which itself is made up and shipped insections, and by thus-having the feet separate, they may be supplied asseparate or spare parts.

I claim 1. The combination of a generator and the closure capthereof,and a base foot attached to the generator, With a part fitted around theadjacent portion of the cap to constitute a stable support.

2. The combination of a generator and the closure cap thereof, and abase foot including a flange-to rest on the floor and another portionsecurable to the generator, said portion being shaped toclosely fit theadjacent cap.

3. The combination of a generator and the closure cap thereof, a basefoot of metal, pressed to provide a base flange and a portion facing thegenerator, the upper .edge of said portion being shaped to fit andreceive 'the adjacent part of the cap, for support and stability andsecuring means passing through said facing portion into the generator.

4. A section-built generator or the like, including closure caps, astamped metal base foot for each end, with a portion shaped to form acradle in which the caps recline,

and with flanges resting on the floor; and" common fastening meanssecuring the base, caps and other parts of the generator together.

5. A section-built generator or the like. including end rings withannular peripheral flanges providing recesses; closure caps with flangesseated in the recesses and providing flush outer surfaces with saidannular flanges, pressed metal base feet including vertical portionsfitted against the flush sides of said flanges, shaped to providecradles in which the caps recline for support, and including baseflanges slightly below the lowermost periphery of the generator; andcommon fastening means securing all of the aforesaid parts through theflanges. I

6. A generator support, of metal pressed to provide a vertical wall,with a horizontal base flange, and end flanges merging with a supportingflange on a semi-circular depression in the vertical wall.

AMATO N. SAMMARONE.

